John Lurie

John Lurie is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble; has acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law; has composed and performed music for 20 television and film works; and he produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series. In 1996 his soundtrack for Get Shorty was nominated for a Grammy Award, and his album The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits has been praised by critics and fellow musicians.

14 December 1952

Born on the same birth day (14 December): Abraham Hochmuth • Andrei Makrov • André Couto • Bill Buckner • Craig Biggio • Dee Wallace • Elyse Knox • Falk Balzer • Hanni Wenzel • Helle Thorning-Schmidt • James Comey • Jorge Vaca • KaDee Strickland • Koos Rietkerk • Louis Marshall • Morey Amsterdam • Natascha McElhone • Nikolay Basov • Ron Jarden • Scott Hatteberg • Shaun Marcum • Tammy Blanchard • Tori Kelly • Vladimir-Georg Karassev-Orgusaar • Walter Rangeley

Born in the same month (December 1952): Allan Simonsen • CCH Pounder • Cathy Rigby • Dennis Boutsikaris • Duane Roland • Francesco Graziani • Jay Hill (politician) • John Leventhal • Julie Taymor • June Anderson • Keith Szarabajka • Khaw Boon Wan • Michael Ray (trumpeter) • Steve Atkinson (cricketer) • Steve Furniss • Susan Dey